1343 NM to the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center and back...

("john smith" wrote)
Jack Allison wrote:
Very cool Jay. You really suck now! :-) Wow, what an
adventure...but...yes, OSH '05 is only a few weeks away. I can hardly
wait.

Did you get that oil door fixed yet?


Jay might not be up to speed with last week's news yet:

On Friday Jack's plane started falling apart ...in flight.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2021254B


Montblack

Technically, it wasn't in flight. Based on where we found the door,
approx 1000 ft. down the runway (DA was 6200 ft so it took a bit longer
than usual to commit aviation), we were not yet flying. It was more at
the point where you wonder just how long the airspeed indicator is going
to take to reach 65 MPH.

If it was an in-flight departure of the oil door, I'm sure it would have
happened at 12,500 over Lake Tahoe and I'd be whining about having to
spend $120+ on a new door. As it is, less than $15 in parts from Spruce
and an appointment with my brother the rivet master and I'll be good to go.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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"Montblack" wrote

Jay might not be up to speed with last week's news yet:

On Friday Jack's plane started falling apart ...in flight.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2021254B

Only one beef I have with the story. The duct tape is not 100 MPH tape.

A buddy of mine was a master chief in the navy, during the 1st Gulf war.
Many times an F-18 was sent out with duct tape holding things together. So
that makes it what, Mach 1.2 tape?
--
Jim in NC